Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 794

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Chapter 794

“I don’t normally allow second-year students to participate. But I’ll make an exception just this once.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you.”

Lee Han cursed inwardly.

‘Anyone would think he’s granting some tremendous favor.’

What was the reason Lee Han had stepped forward to help?

Wasn’t it to help Eandurude (so she wouldn’t collapse) and help Professor Boladi (so he wouldn’t get called by the Skeleton Principal)?

Even if he praised him as an admirable disciple, it wouldn’t be enough, yet he said such things.

As expected, professors were fundamentally shameless people.

“After the spirit stone orbs, it’s iron balls next, right?”

“That’s right.”

“And that includes attacks too?”

Lee Han went over last year’s curriculum together with Professor Boladi.

Learning basic control with orbs made from easily reactive materials, namely spirit stone orbs, then iron balls, then elemental form transformation and control again…

And attacks whenever stuck.

‘This is the core of the Baegreck School.’

If there were no attacks, it would have simply become a school that enjoyed boring repetitive learning, but thanks to the attacks, it became a very thrilling, insane school.

There weren’t that many schools in the Empire where you get attacked by your master when stuck during magic training.

“Well.”

“?!?!”

That’s why Lee Han couldn’t help but be shocked at the professor’s answer.

“Didn’t you attack when we got stuck???”

“It depends on the person.”

Some metals break when subjected to trials by fire, but some metals become harder.

The Wardanaz Family Boy was a typical case of the latter, but it was unknown whether Eandurude would also be the latter.

Of course, it didn’t sound very convincing to Lee Han.

‘Trials by fire, what nonsense. The professor should experience a trial by fire once too.’

Wouldn’t a flame spell shot by a disciple from behind also be a trial by fire?

The professor could become harder too.

‘…But I must endure it. For Eandurude’s sake.’

Lee Han endured and agreed for his junior’s sake.

“Indeed. Then we’ll exclude attacks. Oh my. That’s much better. Oh right. Professor. How about changing the iron balls to rubber balls?”

At the sight of his disciple enthusiastically offering opinions, Professor Boladi readily nodded.

Whatever the outcome, he intended to respect his disciple’s opinions. Whether success or failure, wouldn’t he learn from it again?

Making the disciple think and reflect on his own was what made a good master.

“Next is the elemental form transformation stage. At this time, I’m planning to prepare some defensive artifacts with elemental resistance. I’ll obtain these myself. I can steal… no, borrow them from Professor Verdus’s workshop.”

Professor Boladi nodded again. Encouraged by the professor’s support, Lee Han continued to bring out improvement plans.

He would pour out everything that had built up while learning last year!

“And when practicing movements, since concentration easily drops with simple repetition, various courses and situations… praise and rewards each time accomplished…”

“Mm.”

Professor Boladi agreed to everything while thinking to himself.

With such interest in teaching, he should have given permission earlier.

* * *

“…So considering Eandurude’s stamina, I think it would be good to provide simple meals in the lecture hall as well.”

“Am I making them?”

When Professor Boladi asked, Lee Han hesitated.

Somehow the lecture had been improved too much, and if he asked Professor Boladi to cook on top of this, he might be crossing the line.

Maybe he had been agreeing while inwardly thinking ‘Let’s see how far this disciple goes.’

“…I’ll prepare the meals myself.”

“I see.”

Professor Boladi erased the caprese salad recipe he had written down.

He had written down a few in preparation for when he might need to make them, but it seemed unnecessary.

“Is that all?”

“Yes… well… there wasn’t anything too extreme or presumptuous, was there?”

Lee Han asked while reading the mood. Fortunately, Professor Boladi nodded.

“Excellent.”

“You don’t think it’s too comfortable or luxurious for learning, do you?”

“I trust you.”

“…”

It would have been somewhat comforting if the other person had said indifferently, ‘Let’s try it once and see how it goes.’

Just saying he trusted him made it even more burdensome.

‘He trusts me. If I fail, he won’t get twice as angry saying I betrayed his trust, will he?’

Lee Han thought he should ask Eandurude for a favor when he met her later.

Eandurude’s magic training results could also determine Lee Han’s life.

“Then let’s begin practice.”

Having slacked off during lecture time as much as he wanted, Lee Han grabbed his staff and stood up.

He wanted to keep stalling with lecture improvement plans, but if he did that, Professor Boladi might notice. Now it was time to practice.

Crackle!

The assignments Lee Han currently received in lectures were many: advanced attribute applications of various elements, combat utilization and coordination of other school magics, bringing evil and powerful monsters to fight for his life, and so on. But the first thing he needed to finish was lightning elemental form transformation.

Although he had recently become able to use flame elements safely, the element Lee Han used most in combat was the lightning element.

The difference in proficiency was incomparable. Flame elements were flame elements, but he needed to steadily polish lightning elements more.

Moreover, since lightning elements were particularly difficult elements for form transformation, even more steady effort was needed.

Currently, he had succeeded with a few forms like 【Lightning Spear Enchantment】 and 【Lightning Cloak Enchantment】, but…

‘I should at least be able to create barriers or lay them as traps on the floor to be somewhat comfortable.’

“I heard you borrowed a spirit’s power to transform into lightning.”

“?!!”

At Professor Boladi’s sudden words, Lee Han was horrified and threw himself aside.

Lightning that had escaped control strongly struck where Lee Han had been just moments before and burned the floor.

“Excuse me??”

“During winter break. I heard the Arrogance Duke was summoned.”

“…”

Lee Han realized that what happened at Yukveltire’s exchange meeting had reached Professor Boladi’s ears and was shocked.

‘Which vile and despicable traitor informed on me? Was it Senior Yukveltire?’

With fierce anger, Lee Han vowed to find and deal with the informant.

That rat bastard who would destroy trust between mages and bring ruin to the Empire!

“Isn’t that right?”

“It’s not that it’s wrong, but, well, to be precise, rather than summoning… originally depending on which perspective you view it from, events that occurred also change…”

“??”

Lee Han tried to escape with rambling, but Professor Boladi responded in the best way.

He waited quietly.

“…Yes. The Arrogance Duke was summoned, so I also borrowed the power of the spirit I had contracted with.”

“And you transformed into lightning.”

“Yes.”

Perkuntra had displayed powerful authorities befitting the title of Thunder King.

One of them was lightning transformation, where the mage himself becomes pure lightning.

A mage who had learned transformation magic could change their own body into other substances, but even that was magic with many restrictions and high difficulty.

Among those, transforming into pure lightning element was truly…

“That’s what I’m trying to practice.”

“Ye… Yes???”

Lee Han, who had been mindlessly saying ‘yes’ ‘yes’, asked back in shock.

“Lightning transformation starts from at least the 5th circle. As I said before, don’t overdo it.”

Having recently forced himself to learn 【Wardanaz’s Telekinesis】, attempting another 5th circle magic like lightning transformation would be quite dangerous.

“Professor. I have no particular interest in lightning transformation.”

“I see. Yet you continue practicing the lightning element.”

“…That’s because shape transformation is difficult and tricky.”

“You should have succeeded with 【Lightning Spear Enchantment】 or 【Lightning Cloak Enchantment】.”

“That’s still not quite enough for me…”

Professor Boladi shook his head at his disciple’s lie.

【Lightning Cloak Enchantment】 had a tricky difficulty level even among shape transformations. Unlike a long spear, it required maintaining the form of a cloak and its fluttering texture.

Yet he had succeeded at that in one go and was saying such things.

It was an obvious lie to anyone.

“…I’m sorry. I won’t be greedy about lightning transformation.”

Lee Han ended up having to apologize for a resolution he hadn’t even made. It was truly unfair.

Professor Boladi consoled his disciple.

“For now, prioritize refining your existing magic.”

‘…That’s what I was doing…’

Even after saying that, perhaps still suspicious of his disciple’s destructive talent, Professor Boladi decided to change the subject.

“How is the water orb book coming along?”

“…!”

At those words, Lee Han regretted not insisting he wanted to learn lightning transformation instead.

As the professor’s attention shifted elsewhere, the assignment from last year resurfaced.

【Wardanaz’s Water Orb】, which Lee Han had struggled to complete throughout his first year.

Professor Boladi had demanded he write one book about that water orb, and another book about the developmental direction of water orbs. It was an unbelievably harsh treatment for a first-year student who had learned 4th circle magic.

“I… I am writing it, but it still needs time to be completed…”

“I’d like to see it.”

“…”

Lee Han broke out in cold sweat as he took out the book.

He had been writing whenever he had time, but wasn’t confident it would meet Professor Boladi’s standards.

“Hmm.”

Professor Boladi, having received the book, focused on reading with an expressionless face.

【On Wardanaz’s Water Orb and Its Basic Principles】 and 【On the Limitations of Water Orb Magic and Its Developmental Direction】.

Lee Han regretted not coming up with better book titles.

‘I should have called it Wardanaz’s Water Orb Guided by Professor Bagrek.’

He should have at least flattered in the title!

Knock knock knock-

‘Who could it be?’

Professor Boladi, who had been reading intently, briefly closed the book and looked up.

“Interesting.”

“There’s a visitor outside, Professor.”

“Yes. I was planning to introduce you anyway.”

Even if the person to be introduced was a demon duke, it would be better than Professor Boladi reading the book so carefully like now.

Lee Han brightened and stood up from his seat.

Hoping that after greeting the visitor, Professor Boladi would forget about the book.

“Please come in.”

What entered through the door was a mean-looking old woman.

She was large and had good color, with a physique almost matching Professor Boladi’s.

“Kehe. I never thought Einroguard would call for me.”

“I was asked for the sake of the duel club students.”

“Duel club? What nonsense are you spouting. Duel followed by club. Do you think that makes sense?”

Professor Boladi didn’t answer.

Lee Han realized from the conversation that the visitor had come because of next week’s club week.

The professor in charge of the duel club was Professor Kirmin Ku, and the two professors were friends…

‘It wouldn’t be strange to ask a favor.’

Of course, Professor Boladi was blacklisted by quite a few Empire duel clubs, but he still had many acquaintances.

He would have sufficient connections to invite outstanding duel mages.

“This person is Yumidifus’s master.”

“!”

Lee Han was shocked by Professor Boladi’s introduction.

He never would have thought she was Yumidifus’s master.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Lee Han. I too have received teachings from Master Yumidifus.”

“Pleased to meet you. I’m a pirate.”

“…Is your name Pirate? Or is it your family name?”

“My profession is pirate.”

“…”

At this unbelievably shocking statement, Lee Han wondered if Professor Boladi was finally calling a mage criminal to use in lectures.

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